Ingham County, Michigan

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Ingham County, Michigan is among the lowest in the country for median age.

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Key figures

Statistic	Ingham County, Michigan	Michigan	United States	Rank
Total Population	283,913	10,077,761	334,922,499	254th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$65,526	$72,875	$80,734	1591st of 3,221
Median Age	33.3	40.2	38.9	3061st of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	41.2%	32.4%	35.7%	246th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$198,800	$231,600	$332,700	1416th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,084	$1,129	$1,413	759th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.7%	13.2%	12.5%	972nd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.2%	5.7%	5.2%	649th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	510.6	178.0	n/a	331st of 3,222
Foreign Born	9.4%	7.2%	14.1%	445th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	76.1	n/a	n/a	1434th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	59.5%	73.2%	65.2%	3018th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	20.5	24.2	26.4	2444th of 3,221
Worked from Home	17.3%	13.5%	15.1%	249th of 3,222
Uninsured	6.0%	n/a	n/a	2795th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	37.9%	46.1%	46.9%	2976th of 3,222
Broadband Access	88.2%	n/a	n/a	655th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Ingham County, Michigan

Statistic	Ingham County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	66.6%	72.4%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8.7%	5.9%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	11.0%	13.1%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	6.2%	3.4%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	6.4%	4.5%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.3%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.8%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	52.9	45.3	61.4

Age in Ingham County, Michigan

Statistic	Ingham County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Median Age	33.3	40.2	38.9
Under 18 %	19.6%	21.2%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	18.4%	9.2%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.3%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.8%	12.2%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	21.0%	25.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	14.9%	18.6%	17.2%

Households and families in Ingham County, Michigan

Statistic	Ingham County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Households	117,096	4,076,369	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.3	2.4	2.5
Family Households	52.1%	62.4%	64.2%
Households with Children	23.7%	27.1%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	14.2%	16.4%	17.3%
People Living Alone	36.2%	30.7%	28.7%
Never Married	44.6%	34.2%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Ingham County, Michigan

Statistic	Ingham County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Per Capita Income	$37,723	$40,735	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	18.7%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	17.1%	16.8%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.2%	17.3%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.7%	9.5%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.7%	13.2%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	32.8%	29.3%	28.2%
SNAP Households	12.1%	13.5%	n/a

Housing in Ingham County, Michigan

Statistic	Ingham County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Housing Units	126,232	4,622,236	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	60.5%	72.0%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	26.1%	13.3%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	7.2%	11.8%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,971.0	1,972.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	40.5%	26.8%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	31.9%	30.2%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$3,640	$2,904	n/a

Education in Ingham County, Michigan

Statistic	Ingham County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Less than High School	6.3%	7.9%	10.4%
High School Graduate	21.5%	28.0%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	31.0%	31.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	23.1%	19.7%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	18.1%	12.7%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Ingham County, Michigan

Statistic	Ingham County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Labour Force Participation	64.2%	61.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	66.1%	74.3%	68.8%
Public Transit	2.4%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.1%	2.0%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	33.8%	29.1%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	5.0%	6.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.9%	7.0%	n/a

Origins and language in Ingham County, Michigan

Statistic	Ingham County, Michigan	Michigan	United States
Born in State of Residence	70.9%	76.0%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.2%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	5.2%	3.1%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	86.6%	89.6%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	3.6%	3.1%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	12.4%	8.5%	16.7%

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